Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-01-17

and menagerie-and it was advertised
and given out in public that an elephant
was TO ascend in fire balloon. Well, l
spose pounds was took at the door of
people that went in TO see. l went in.
True enough there was the elephant, and
there was the fire balloon. The balloon
was hooked on to beta very orna
mental belt it was, Of all the rainb)w
colors-passed round the body OF the
elephant. There was catch at the top,
and into this catch went an iron hook
from the bottom of the balloon. Well,
Lena, fire of tow and spirits of wine
was rl.ted in the balloon, and l viii say
this for the balloon, l believe it did Its
best to rise. but it couldn't. because OF
the elephant 1t could neither lift the
great beast nor rise itself SO at last the
cord was cut, and away flew the balloon
without him. and we looked after it till 1t
was TO more than like a star in the sky.
But the elephant didn't bulge an inch,
not he. He didn't even look up after the
balloon"
Where did it come down. mammal"
''Ol, don't know, nor whether it ever
came down ut all They ought to have
returned US our coppers as the elephant
didn't 90 up. but you may be sure we got
nothing back Now, my dear Lena,
true as stand here, that was pictur' OF
an unequal match. So never you think
of taking and fastening of yourself on to
any elephant; you're fire balloon, and
ordained TO rise to be a star.
Much about the same time Mrs. Wes-
tern was addressing a word of caution to
her son.
She had watched Joe for long with the
anxiety of a mother and the perception
of the loving eye. At one time he seemed
to be escaping from his silent ways, to
become more genial and sociable; but Of
late his curious closeness had closed over
him again, and had become more con-
lrmed and intensified.
Something weighed on his mind His
mother US sure Il that; bCt what il was
she did not at once discover. For q time
She susnected that the business was not
pr, spcr az. that his accounts had not
bcln paid to Christina, that something
wa; wrong with the machinery Of the
mi l. which would entail a heavy outlay
VIII ch he did not know how to meet, that
custom was falling off-but she aban
doned all these suggestions, there was
no evidence to substautiate them, and the
man was able to satisfy her that every
thing went well with the mill
What was the matter with JoeE
She observed that his fits of deepest
depression occurred alter MS interviews
with Trip. Neverth eless, she did not ar
rive "t the rlght soiuuon even theh; II
seemed TO her prei'oss'Ssoo nm" lat Joe
Wo"d never care loI any Slrl VINO was
MOI as graz sedate' ana systematic DIS
himself. mat SO irNolouS' llc"lSlaer
..l,<., 4
ale Il coquc''e as irlp shot'li nave SelHeu
on her son uearo was lhconceNabie oy
her lor long Hhe resisted Ihe thoughts
sine Io"!n' ",tihS' cNldehcr Wheh IL
came on her. No--'oe was III. ne was
suffering from some ln'ernai lfiaiady
sac &'-,.| nm IL lie !!Ga any EIiieSs
hai@lng aHou' hlfi' ii!'HillS 'ie mater
WIN ms nteFf ne SHOOK ms mead ana
answered. II am quite WELL mother
haVe you neeh chppinS the stones
ana ire gnu got INTO your lungs, Joe!
MY lungs are sound he sad.
Ana thcre nothing 'he matter with
your near sac uSht'i;
men ne s'ooo up shaking ms READ, ana
"e.' ot' 10 'i's uees,
O., 7hc M"'c''e" n'iii .nlo'iHh ,he WINDOW
she saw MN presently standing looking
at ms haha ana squeezing IT, she went
after hun into the garden.
ha' ~ It, zoe;
\ pee mas SUING me- mat is al
nave drawn OUT 'he sung IL Will hurt
no IioIe'
III yo" nave 'he olue bag Tor 1t,
zoe
ne siio"h ms ne'u. NO "heh the
sung can DE drawn ONT 'he hurt is soon
oNe'' 1t Is Mtyte lhe sung goes decp ana
lciItiHS' IhitI IL rdnhleS ana acheS ana
poI5 ''iS 'i'e nio9a.
ne was not tfllhNlhg o. 'he pee she
was sure OF 'ha'' lie spoke OF another